October 29–30: Hurricane Sandy brings flooding and high winds that result in several deaths and widespread power outages. The New York Stock Exchange, public schools, and all mass transit service were closed as a result.[219] At least 43 deaths have been directly attributed to the storm in New York City alone.[217]
2013
March 9: 16-year-old Kimani Gray dies after being shot by undercover New York police officers in Brooklyn.[220]
September 21: First NHL game ever played in Brooklyn with relocation from Long Island of the New York Islanders. The move ultimately does not go well and the team in 2018 announced its intention to move out of Brooklyn back to Long Island.
March 12: 8 people are killed and over 70 others are injured when an explosion in Harlem destroyed two five-story buildings. A gas leak is suspected as the likely cause of the explosion.[225]
September 17: 2016 Manhattan explosion. A bomb explodes in Chelsea, Manhattan, wounding 29 people. A second device—reportedly a pressure cooker attached to wiring and a mobile phone—was found four blocks from the site of the explosion and was removed safely.[234][235] A suspect, Ahmad Khan Rahami, is apprehended two days later.[236]
July 5: Police officer Miosotis Familia is shot and killed in her command center vehicle in The Bronx. Her killer is then killed by responding officers,
September 17: Final print edition of the Village Voice distributed.
October 31: Terrorist truck attack on bike path near West Street kills eight and injures 11.
October 3: Launch of 14th Street Busway (M14 Select Bus Service).
In 2019 there was a record number of 66.6 million of visitors to New York City and an industry's economic impact for $80.3 billion.[243]
2020s
2020
Over 1.3 million people are registered with New York City's municipal identification card ("IDNYC") program.[244]
February: Genomic analyses suggest that COVID-19 disease had been introduced to New York as early as Mid-February, and that most cases were linked to Europe, rather than Asia.[245]
March 1: A 39-year-old health care worker who had returned home to Manhattan from Iran on February 25 became the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in New York.[246][247]
May 8: The Trump Death Clock website unveiled a companion billboard in Times Square.[250] The Trump Death Clock is based on the claim that had measures been implemented one week earlier, 60% of American COVID-19 deaths would have been avoided.[251]
June: Bicyclists form Street Riders NYC, which held several protests through December 2020 to raise awareness about systemic racism and police brutality.
January 4: Registered Nurse Sandra Lindsay, received her second and final dosage of an EUA approved COVID-19 vaccine.[254] With the second dosage, she is expected to have a 95% immunity to COVID-19.[254]
February 5: SOMOS Community Care opened up Yankee Stadium as a COVID-19 vaccination "mega-site" operated by the SOMOS and the New York National Guard. Former Yankees Mariano Rivera participated in the opening of the site.[255]
September 1: Hurricane Ida brings heavy rain and intense flooding in the city, crippling the New York City Subway and commuter rails.
November 10: Parents of students at P.S. 333 on W. 93rd Street on the city's Upper West Side express safety concerns regarding scaffolding on the school.[257]
January 9: 17 people are killed in an apartment fire in the Bronx.
January 21: A shooting in Harlem killed one NYPD officer, Jason Rivera, instantly. His partner, Wilber Mora, dies four days later. The shooter, LaShawn McNeil, is killed by another officer.
April 12: A shooting on the N train, inside the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park (Brooklyn), injured 29 people.
September 14: New York City FC wins the Campeonas Cup defeating Mexico's Atlas FC 2–0.[259]
October 4: Aaron Judge hits his 62nd home run breaking the American League record, beating out Roger Maris' 61 home runs
June 6: 2023 Central Canada wildfires cause dangerous air pollution and extreme smoke around the city. Many people consider it a serious health warning and take precautions by wearing a mask. Pedestrians experience trouble breathing and itching in the eyes, and damage to lungs.
June 28: Domingo German, of the New York Yankees, throws the 24th perfect game in MLB history against the Oakland Athletics, defeating them 11–0. German becomes the fourth Yankee to throw a perfect game.
July 14: Suspected Long Island Serial Killer Rex Heuermann is arrested in Midtown Manhattan as a suspect in the murders of three of "the Gilgo Four" victims, Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, and Amber Costello.
August 4: Social Media influencer Kai Cenat incites extreme violence in Union Square, Manhattan. Cenat held a PlayStation 5 and gift card giveaway with Twitch streamer Fanum. More than a thousand of his followers appeared at the event. Some of the teenagers showed up, climbed on buses, broke car windows, and clashed with the NYPD. Cenat was later charged for the outburst.
August 23: Seventeen year old Noah Legaspi jumps off the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Columbus Circle after a breakup with his girlfriend. He falls 750 feet onto the glass awning and his body splits in half, while his arm lands on the other side of the street.
September 29: Tropical Storm Ophelia floods the city with 8 inches of rain, a record for the city. The rain causes wild scenes of buses flooded, submerged cars, and people wading knee deep through water. La Guardia Airport terminals are badly flooded, and many flights are delayed. A sea lion at Central Park Zoo escapes her pool enclosure due to the torrential rain, but is eventually returned to the facility's grounds safely.
October: Pro-Palestine and Pro-Israel rallies occur throughout the city, including Washington Square Park and near the United Nations, after the October 7 attacks against Israel. Governor Kathy Hochul eventually goes to Israel in support of the country, New York City has the highest population of Jewish people outside of Israel.
More than 95,000 migrants enter the city throughout the year. Many are housed throughout the five boroughs. The Roosevelt Hotel becomes a hot spot destination for new arrivals.
2024
January 2: A very rare 1.7 Magnitude earthquake jolts residents in Roosevelt Island as well as Queens.
February 23: Flaco (owl) dies after colliding into an Upper West Side building. The Owl became famous after escaping the Central Park Zoo, due to damage by multiple trespassers to his enclosure. The owl escaped through a hole left by the vandals in the exhibit's stainless steel mesh. A memorial was held two days later, with hundreds attending and mourning.
March 6: Governor Hochul employs 1,000 National Guard (United States) on the subway platforms throughout the city to ensure safety, due to the uptick in crime in the subway systems. This is the first time since the 9/11 attacks that the National Guard has been employed.
March 25: NYPD officer Jonathan Diller is shot and killed in Far Rockaway, Queens after investigating an illegally parked car. One of the men inside the car took out a gun and shot Diller. He was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead. Former President Donald Trump attended his wake along with Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul.
April 5: An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 hits the city, originating in Lebanon, New Jersey. Many residents felt a sudden shake and objects falling around. It is believed to be one of the strongest East coast earthquakes in a century.
April 19: Max Azzarello, a conspiracy theorist, sets himself on fire outside of the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial for his hush money charge to Porn Star Stormy Daniels. Azzarello dies from his injuries a day later.
May 23: Former President Donald Trump holds a rally in Crotona Park located in the South Bronx. Thousands of residents around the boroughs attend the event.
September 25: Eric Adams becomes the city's first sitting mayor to be indicted by a grand jury. He is charged with, conspiracy to receive campaign contributions from foreign nationals, bribery, and wire fraud. He denies any of the allegations at hand.
October 20: The New York Liberty win their first WNBA championship, defeating the Minnesota Lynx in five games. The finals MVP is awarded to Jonquel Jones, Mayor Adams awards them a parade throughout the city the following the week.
December 4: UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson (businessman) is shot and killed. The shooting occurred in front of the New York Hilton Midtown, where UnitedHealth Group was hosting an investor event. The words "deny", "defend", and "depose", were found written on shell casings at the scene. Police believe this may indicate a motive, as they are similar to "delay, deny, defend", a popular insurance industry phrase about not paying out claims. Thompson's wife said that he had received threats in the past, citing lack of coverage as a possible reason for the threats.
March 22: Air Canada Express Flight 8646 crashes into a fire truck as it landed on the runway, killing both pilots and injuring over 40 on board. Flight 8646 was the first fatal accident at LaGuardia airport in 34 years, when USAir Flight 405 crashed on the same day in 1992. The driver in the truck was not injured during the tragic collision.
June 13: The New York Knicks prevail against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 to win their first championship since 1973. Jalen Brunson is crowned Finals MVP.
June 17: Romanch Mahajan, a tourist from India, died after falling from a runaway horse-drawn carriage in Central Park. The horse unexpectedly bolted while the driver was out of his seat taking photos. Mahajan reportedly jumped or fell from the careening carriage trying to save his mother. The tragic event comes amid a protest to end horse carriages in Central Park, after a horse died weeks prior to the incident with the tourist, after swallowing a poisonous plant while riding during the day.
New York Citys adds its going to do a re do of its Macy 4 July fireworks show tickets giveaway after Wednesday planned failed because the website was inaccessible.
The city adds it will reopen website at 10 am on Thursday. They will be given on first come first served basis. There is limit of 2 per person.
The mayor office posted about website issues on social media Wednesday.
Spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams said almost 2000 people were able to select ticket Wednesday. The city had touted a 10,000 ticket giveaway it has 8000 left.
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